Change Maker 2040 is the very first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Museum in the Philippines conceptualized, designed, and created by the biggest indoor attraction company in the country, the Philippine Amusement and Entertainment Corp. (PAEC).
The edu-tainment venue is a 3,600 square meters interactive attraction located in 88 SQUARE Mall in Parañaque City.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 with the aim to transform our world. They are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice, and prosperity.
This unique museum is the very first of its kind in the country with the hopes of letting the Filipinos know their importance in achieving the 17 goals laid out as SDG.
“I invite you to imagine a world that works. A world in balance, not mired in crisis. A united world, on the way to the SDGs, without leaving anyone behind. I want you to remember that what we can imagine, we can achieve. Particularly when we come together. Unity is at the heart of the SDGs because achieving any single goal requires achieving them all. And this is only possible when people themselves unite for change. Unite To Act is the core campaign message of our campaign. United does not mean everyone doing the same thing or thinking the same way. It means people coming together, in all our diversity, to give humanity and our planet a beautiful, sustainable future. It’s a message of hope, of possibilities and of the urgency of action now,” Marina Ponti, the Global Director of United Nations SDG Action Campaign said through a virtual video broadcasted during the launch.
Ponti also thanked PAEC’s president and CEO for the creativity, passion, and determination in making an interactive museum focused on the SDG become a reality in the Philippines.
Unite To Act is the UN SDG Action Campaign’s 2023 initiative aimed at mobilizing and inspiring action for the SDGs. The campaign hinges around the success of the Activator — a digital tool that invites global citizens to take a picture of themselves with the Unite To Act filter, upload their commitment to the SDGs, and register themselves on the unique Global Map to #Act4SDGs.
True to its mission of not only promoting the Philippines’ tourism and education, PAEC aspires to pay back the world for what it has blessed this team of young dynamic entrepreneurs thru a noble project.
PAEC has partnered with both government and non-government institutions to advance its objective of creating awareness among Filipinos about the importance of SDG in saving our planet.
In his welcome address, PAEC’s president and CEO Lance Tan said that PAEC as a company started with the core mission of helping the Filipinos by giving equal opportunities for everyone regardless of religion, educational attainment, or gender preference.
